West Indian Manatees at Blue Spring State Park – Orange City, Florida. Photo courtesy: Liquid Productions Greetings! Here’s another one of my blogs on manatee facts. This is now (Part 6). In this installment, you’ll find more awesome manatee factsI’ve presented over these last few years! Today, I’ll be talking about the diet of us…
It’s Time to Celebrate the 33rd Annual Manatee Festival at Blue Spring State Park! A warm greetings to you! OK – it’s that time of year again when all of us manatees celebrate! Where? At the upcoming Manatee Festival on Saturday, January 27th and Sunday, January 28th at Blue Spring State Park! The 2,600 acre…
Goober, currently weighing in at 365 pounds is now at the Columbus Zoo for rehabilitation. Greetings! It gives me great pleasure in telling you my good friends at the Columbus Zoo in Ohio recently welcomed their second manatee in a month. Say hello to Goober the manatee! With the addition of Goober, they now have…
The subspecies of the West Indian Manatee includes the Florida Manatee and the Antillean Manatee. Greetings! OK – let’s continue manatee trivia with my fourth installment for you. It’s worth repeating that we manatees are very large marine mammals with two flippers and a body tapering down to a paddle-shaped tail. Here’s some more very…
A very rare Florida visitor adventures up to Cape Cod. This 8-foot manatee is enjoying Chatham, Massachusetts, but must get home to Florida before the cold sets in. (Photo Courtesy: Bill Pouliot) Greetings! First, I would like to wish everyone a very Happy International Manatee Day 2016! The celebration of International Manatee Day ties…
Manatees swim together Sunday (1/24/16) in the waters of Blue Spring State Park in Orange City. Thousands of people converged on the city and park over the weekend for the 31st annual Orange City Blue Spring Manatee Festival. News-Journal/LOLA GOMEZ Greetings! We had such a great turnout at the 31st Orange City Manatee…
I have some great news for you! My children’s book just took top honors in the “Children’s Educational” category in the 2015 International Book Awards! Time for a BIG seagrass party:) I’m told that they had over 1200 entries, and it was their biggest year ever, since starting this program in 2009. Looks like because…
“I never teach my pupils, I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learn.”― Albert Einstein This is the final blog on the eight factors for evaluating informational picture books. These factors include: Both the text and the illustrations should explain the information clearly. They should be interesting, stimulating and entertaining. It…
“The difference between children and adults is that they’re shorter – not dumber.”― Mo Willems This blog is a continuation on the eight factors for evaluating informational picture books. These factors are: Both the text and the illustrations should explain the information clearly. They should be interesting, stimulating and entertaining. It should be clear from…
